The effect on absence of clinical history and demographic data of genitourinary cases in discovering agreement between inter- and intra-observers

Authors

  • Siti Norbaya Mohamad Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nazri Abu 1Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mardhiah Ahmad Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Amirah Roslan Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Hidayah Daklan Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Najwa Nadeera Roslan Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Nadirah Abd Malek Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Adlina Alihad Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Khairil Anuar Md. Isa Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Clinical history, diagnostic accuracy, reliability test, inter- and intra-reliability, genitourinary

Abstract

In this genitourinary cytology study, glass slides were provided to the observers without demographic data and clinical history during cases review. The aim of this study is to evaluate inter- and intra- observer reliability in genitourinary cases without support of clinical history and demographic data information. Five slide observers were selected among students to screen 26 genitourinary cases using light microscope. Average of Fleiss Kappa and Cohen Kappa for inter- and intra-observer agreement was in between 0.1 to 0.5 indicating ‘fair agreement’. The results concluded that Medical Laboratory Technology UiTM students have abilities in recognizing the genitourinary cytology slides based on morphological characteristics even without the support of demographic data information and history.

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Mohamad, S. N. ., Abu, M. N. ., Ahmad, M. ., Roslan, N. A. ., Daklan, N. H. ., Roslan, N. N. ., Abd Malek, N. N. ., Alihad, N. A. ., & Md. Isa, K. A. . . (2020). The effect on absence of clinical history and demographic data of genitourinary cases in discovering agreement between inter- and intra-observers. Healthscope: The Official Research Book of Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM, 3(2), 51-53. Retrieved from http://healthscopefsk.com/index.php/research/article/view/148

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020): Healthscope

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